Floods caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan, which have caused hundreds of deaths and one million affected, reached today in the east, where the authorities prepare for new overflowing of the river Indus, official sources told Efe.
The director of operations for the National Authority for Disaster Management (NDMA), Amer Siddique, consulted by telephone Efe, reported that 30,000 Army soldiers deployed in the eastern province of Punjab have started "preparations if overflows" the Indo , which crosses the country from north to south and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Siddique explained, following the devastation caused by water in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, which has suffered over the past five days the worst floods in its history, the alert is situated in the east and south of the country, particularly now in Punjab.
According to the Pakistani television channel "Express", the flow of water in this province, the most cultivated in Pakistan and most inhabitants, has now reached 3.9 million gallons per day.
One of the most affected districts is Layyah Punjabis, where it is feared that the retaining wall of the Indo fails to prevent overflow, according to private TV channel Geo TV. "
During heavy rains on Sunday, also in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan, where the town of Taunsa, where several bridges and 400 houses have been destroyed by floodwaters, according to "Express".
One of the main arteries of the country, the road between Karachi (South) with Peshawar (north), passes through Taunsa, which houses a major dam built in 1958.
Prime Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, said floods have destroyed crops, roads, homes and businesses, and said his government is putting "all possible means" if deemed necessary "increased public support."
Sharif criticized the country's president, Asif Ali Zardari, keep your next visit to the UK despite the weather disaster, according to "Express".
The rains come to Sindh
The same dramatic situation is expected for the southern province of Sindh, where there is more rain forecast from tomorrow until next June, said by telephone Efe spokesman Disaster Management Authority of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Yasir Hayat.
With a stream of a thousand 47 million liters per second, so the Army was deployed today in Sindh, where troops, equipped with boats and life jackets, they began to evacuate the population of the areas most likely to be affected by Indo possible overflow.
"The monsoon rains have caused major flooding. Nearly one million people have been affected and thousands trapped in the flooded areas (that) need immediate assistance, especially food and medicines, today outlined the director of the National Authority Disaster Management, Hassan Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar received a second plane with aid for the victims sent by the U.S. from Afghanistan, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Islamabad.
As the drama moves to the south of Pakistan, following the course of its main river, the water level has begun to decline in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to Siddique.
"We must lower our people and then develop a plan to support people whose homes have been destroyed and isolated", described the charge of NDMA.
Although Hayat stood at "around 500 fatalities and 94 missing in that province, Siddique said to have recorded 400 fatalities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 94 in the rest of the country, 37 of them in Punjab, in the last week rains.
Some Pakistani media, without citing sources, the dead rose to 100 thousand.
Improving conditions in the northwest is allowing recovery of "many" bodies that were covered by water, said Siddique.
Rescue teams have already begun to distribute U.S. aid, which consists in first aid and food for 50000-60000 affected, he said.
So far, he said, 27 000 people have been rescued in about thirty aircraft and a hundred boats in the province, where 90 roads have been damaged by rain and 58 are closed to traffic.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, met with officials of the Red Crescent, said the Government is taking appropriate measures to help those affected and called on society to cooperate in the effort, according to the state agency APA.
Victims could increase
The official disaster agency Adnan Khan said the death toll could increase further, as there are areas in the province of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa to which rescue workers have not had access. Khan said more than 20 000 people have been rescued so far.
The effort has been helped somewhat by the decline of the monsoon rains that caused the worst flooding in decades in the province of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa. But as the water level starts to drop, the magnitude of the disaster becomes more apparent.
"We are conducting aerial and thus has been seen that entire populations are destroyed, the animals were drowned and grain warehouses were washed away," said Latifur Rehman, a spokesman for the Authority Provincial Disaster Management. "The destruction is massive and very serious."
The disaster occurred just as the inhabitants of Swat trying to recover after long fighting between the army and the Taliban, which caused great destruction and and displaced around two million people. About one million such people remain far from their homes.
The authorities have earmarked more than 43 military helicopters and 100 boats to try to rescue those still trapped by flooding, said Rehman. At least 115 people still missing in Swat and Shangla he added.
"All efforts to rescue people trapped in inaccessible areas and all the help available is'm given to those affected," said authority spokesman Provincial Disaster Management.
Some residents criticized the government response to the disaster. "The flood devastated everything and not know where my family," said Hakimullah Khan, a resident of Charsadda, who complained of the lack of help to locate his wife and three children
What was happened?
There was flooding caused by rains
Where did the flood?
The flood happened in Pakistan
How bad was the flooding?
It is the worst flood in the history of their country
What caused the flood damage?
Flooding caused several bridges and 400 houses destroyed
How people have been affected with the flood?
Nearly one million people were affected and need medical care
The director of operations for the National Authority for Disaster Management (NDMA), Amer Siddique, consulted by telephone Efe, reported that 30,000 Army soldiers deployed in the eastern province of Punjab have started "preparations if overflows" the Indo , which crosses the country from north to south and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Siddique explained, following the devastation caused by water in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, which has suffered over the past five days the worst floods in its history, the alert is situated in the east and south of the country, particularly now in Punjab.
According to the Pakistani television channel "Express", the flow of water in this province, the most cultivated in Pakistan and most inhabitants, has now reached 3.9 million gallons per day.
One of the most affected districts is Layyah Punjabis, where it is feared that the retaining wall of the Indo fails to prevent overflow, according to private TV channel Geo TV. "
During heavy rains on Sunday, also in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan, where the town of Taunsa, where several bridges and 400 houses have been destroyed by floodwaters, according to "Express".
One of the main arteries of the country, the road between Karachi (South) with Peshawar (north), passes through Taunsa, which houses a major dam built in 1958.
Prime Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, said floods have destroyed crops, roads, homes and businesses, and said his government is putting "all possible means" if deemed necessary "increased public support."
Sharif criticized the country's president, Asif Ali Zardari, keep your next visit to the UK despite the weather disaster, according to "Express".
The rains come to Sindh
The same dramatic situation is expected for the southern province of Sindh, where there is more rain forecast from tomorrow until next June, said by telephone Efe spokesman Disaster Management Authority of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Yasir Hayat.
With a stream of a thousand 47 million liters per second, so the Army was deployed today in Sindh, where troops, equipped with boats and life jackets, they began to evacuate the population of the areas most likely to be affected by Indo possible overflow.
"The monsoon rains have caused major flooding. Nearly one million people have been affected and thousands trapped in the flooded areas (that) need immediate assistance, especially food and medicines, today outlined the director of the National Authority Disaster Management, Hassan Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar received a second plane with aid for the victims sent by the U.S. from Afghanistan, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Islamabad.
As the drama moves to the south of Pakistan, following the course of its main river, the water level has begun to decline in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to Siddique.
"We must lower our people and then develop a plan to support people whose homes have been destroyed and isolated", described the charge of NDMA.
Although Hayat stood at "around 500 fatalities and 94 missing in that province, Siddique said to have recorded 400 fatalities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 94 in the rest of the country, 37 of them in Punjab, in the last week rains.
Some Pakistani media, without citing sources, the dead rose to 100 thousand.
Improving conditions in the northwest is allowing recovery of "many" bodies that were covered by water, said Siddique.
Rescue teams have already begun to distribute U.S. aid, which consists in first aid and food for 50000-60000 affected, he said.
So far, he said, 27 000 people have been rescued in about thirty aircraft and a hundred boats in the province, where 90 roads have been damaged by rain and 58 are closed to traffic.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, met with officials of the Red Crescent, said the Government is taking appropriate measures to help those affected and called on society to cooperate in the effort, according to the state agency APA.
Victims could increase
The official disaster agency Adnan Khan said the death toll could increase further, as there are areas in the province of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa to which rescue workers have not had access. Khan said more than 20 000 people have been rescued so far.
The effort has been helped somewhat by the decline of the monsoon rains that caused the worst flooding in decades in the province of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa. But as the water level starts to drop, the magnitude of the disaster becomes more apparent.
"We are conducting aerial and thus has been seen that entire populations are destroyed, the animals were drowned and grain warehouses were washed away," said Latifur Rehman, a spokesman for the Authority Provincial Disaster Management. "The destruction is massive and very serious."
The disaster occurred just as the inhabitants of Swat trying to recover after long fighting between the army and the Taliban, which caused great destruction and and displaced around two million people. About one million such people remain far from their homes.
The authorities have earmarked more than 43 military helicopters and 100 boats to try to rescue those still trapped by flooding, said Rehman. At least 115 people still missing in Swat and Shangla he added.
"All efforts to rescue people trapped in inaccessible areas and all the help available is'm given to those affected," said authority spokesman Provincial Disaster Management.
Some residents criticized the government response to the disaster. "The flood devastated everything and not know where my family," said Hakimullah Khan, a resident of Charsadda, who complained of the lack of help to locate his wife and three children
What was happened?
There was flooding caused by rains
Where did the flood?
The flood happened in Pakistan
How bad was the flooding?
It is the worst flood in the history of their country
What caused the flood damage?
Flooding caused several bridges and 400 houses destroyed
How people have been affected with the flood?
Nearly one million people were affected and need medical care
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